Historical summer distribution of the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis): a hypothesis based on environmental preferences of a congeneric species

Aim: To obtain a plausible hypothesis for the historical distribution of North Atlantic right whales (NARWs) (Eubalaena glacialis) in their summer feeding grounds. Previously widespread in the North Atlantic, after centuries of hunt- ing, these whales survive as a small population off eastern North...

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Main Authors: Monserrat, Sophie, Pennino, Maria G., Smith, Tim D., Reeves, Randall R., Meynard, Christine N., Kaplan, David M., Rodrigues, Ana S.L.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2015
Subjects:
Boosted regression trees
Eubalaena
historical distribution
right whale
species distribution models
whaling
Biological Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles
Fisheries Science Peer-Reviewed Articles
Environmental Sciences
Marine Biology
Eubalaena glacialis
North Atlantic
North Atlantic right whale
Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/1864
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12314
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/2864/viewcontent/ddi.12314.pdf
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Summary:Aim: To obtain a plausible hypothesis for the historical distribution of North Atlantic right whales (NARWs) (Eubalaena glacialis) in their summer feeding grounds. Previously widespread in the North Atlantic, after centuries of hunt- ing, these whales survive as a small population off eastern North America. Because their exploitation began before formal records started, information about their historical distribution is fragmentary.

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